Re:We are taking new steps against broadening threats to dem...
by lern_too_spel on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @05:12AM
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This is a non sequitur. It is not clear that privacy (specifically privacy of data on Microsoft systems from court order, if that's what you mean) is necessary for democracy. On the other hand, the ability to unmask people who are subverting elections is useful for democracy.
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Re:We are taking new steps against broadening threats to dem...
by swebs on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @05:28AM
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>It is not clear that privacy (specifically privacy of data on Microsoft systems from court order, if that's what you mean) is necessary for democracy
Microsoft has included a keylogger [1] in Windows 10 that's enabled by default. Everything you type from a Windows computer is stored on their systems. They also "may" collect data from your microphone. Every modern Windows computer is essentially a wiretap. And all that is just one warrant away from government agencies. They're collecting more info on you than the KGB could ever dream of.
[1] https://www.pcworld.com/article/2974057/windows/how-to-turn-...
Re:We are taking new steps against broadening threats to dem...
by ionised on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @05:51AM
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> It is not clear that privacy (specifically privacy of data on Microsoft systems from court order, if that's what you mean) is necessary for democracy.
How would democracy ever work if people had no privacy?
Re:We are taking new steps against broadening threats to dem...
by lern_too_spel on Tuesday August 21, 2018 @05:55AM
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How would democracy ever work if people had absolute privacy? It wouldn't, but that isn't what we were discussing either.
The claim under discussion is that the privacy loss that is affected by Microsoft's privacy policy is detrimental to democracy. That claim was presented without any support.